Advent - Peace

1. Sunday, December 4 2016
ADVENT ~ Week 2

2. What is your FAVORITE Christmas song?
What is your LEAST FAVORITE…?
TALK AMONGST YOURSLEVES…

3. Sunday, December 4 2016
ADVENT ~ Week 2

4. Truly He taught us to love one another,
His law is love, and His gospel is peace
Chains shall he break, for the slave is our brother
And in his name all oppression shall cease
Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we,
Let all within us praise His holy name
Christ is the Lord!
O praise His name forever!
His power and glory
Ever more proclaim!
O HOLY NIGHT (v.3)

5. Sunday, December 4 2016
ADVENT ~ Week 2

6. By the tender mercy of our God,
the dawn from on high will break upon us,
to give light to those who sit in darkness,
and in the shadow of death, to guide
our feet in the way of peace.
LUKE 1:78-79

7. By the tender mercy of our God,
the dawn from on high will break upon us,
to give light to those who sit in darkness,
and in the shadow of death, to guide
our feet in the way of peace.
LUKE 1:78-79
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LUKE 2

8. Sunday, December 4 2016
ADVENT ~ Week 2

9. PEACE - eirene
- Absence of strife
- Every kind of blessing/good
- Health
- Reconciliation in relationship
- Safety
- Unity
- Welfare

10. SHALOM - ‫לֹום‬ ָׁ‫ש‬
- Completeness
- Contentment
- Covenant friendship
- Holistic redemption
- Peace
- Soundness
- Tranquility
- Wholeness

11. SALVATION – swzw; swteria
- Used 19x in Luke
- Social/political liberation from enemies
- Physical healing/restoration
- Spiritual redemption
- Liberation from demonic oppression
- Repentance leading to acts of
restorative justice (Zacchaeus)

12. One of the scribes…asked him,
“Which commandment is the first of all?”
Jesus answered, “The first is: ‘Hear, O Israel:
the Lord our God, the Lord is one;
you shall love the Lord your God
with all your heart, and with all your soul,
and with all your mind, and with all your
strength.’ The second is this, ‘You shall love
your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other
commandment greater than these.”
MARK 12

13. Sunday, December 4 2016
ADVENT ~ Week 2

14. PRIVILEGE
a special right, advantage,
or immunity granted or available
only to a particular person
or group of people;
rarely, if ever, something to feel
guilty over, or ashamed of, but
something to be grateful for, to build
perspective/empathy from, and take
responsibility for utilizing well…

15. TYPES of PRIVILEGE
- Regular, unhindered access to clean water
- Access to quality education (public/private)
- Affordable housing, and all that goes w/it
- Cell phone service
- No outstanding student debt
- Living at this point in history
- Skin color that isn’t consciously,
or subconsciously viewed in a
negative light…

16. A CHRISTIAN USE of PRIVILEGE
- Intentionally developing creative ways
to leverage the various types of privilege
we experience for the tangible PEACE
of those who – for whatever reason –
don’t share, or have access to them
- Using the resources our privileges
provide us as a platform from
which we can learn about, better
empathize with, and effectively
serve those who don’t…

17. We all have access to the following “capitals”:
- Spiritual
- Relational
- Physical
- Intellectual
- Financial
Ask God to show you how to leverage
one-or-more of these capitals to help
bring PEACE to someone else this week
SOUL TRAINING EXERCISE

18. One of the scribes…asked him,
“Which commandment is the first of all?”
Jesus answered, “The first is: ‘Hear, O Israel:
the Lord our God, the Lord is one;
you shall love the Lord your God
with all your heart, and with all your soul,
and with all your mind, and with all your
strength.’ The second is this, ‘You shall love
your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other
commandment greater than these.”
BENEDICTION (Mark 12)